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. >> earlier this week, president obama supported the boy scouts ending its national ban on gay members and scout leaders. he said they should have the same access and opportunities everyone else does. >>> president obama heads to annapolis today to speak at the caucus retreat at the westin annapolis hotel. the president often attends congressional retreats like this one. he met last year in cambridge, maryland. >>> president obama and republicans in congress are squaring off in another budget battle. they have less than four weeks or face billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts. the president is calling on congress to pass a short term deal to avoid the cuts which could be disastrous to the country's economic recovery. >> there is no reason that the jobs of thousands of americans who work in national security or education or clean energy, not to mention the growth of the entire economy should be put in jeopardy because folks in washington couldn't come together to eliminate a few special interest tax loopholes or government programs we agree need some reform. >> republicans are
. >> earlier this week, president obama supported the boy scouts ending its national ban on gay members and scout leaders. he said they should have the same access and opportunities everyone else does. >>> president obama heads to annapolis today to speak at the caucus retreat at the westin annapolis hotel. the president often attends congressional retreats like this one. he met last year in cambridge, maryland. >>> president obama and republicans in congress are...
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. >> earlier this week, president obama supported the boy scouts ending the national ban on gay members and scout leaders. he said they should have the same access and opportunities as everyone else. >>> a major policy change announcement is expected from the defense department. military officials say the pentagon will extend some benefits to same sex spouses. the defense department is expected to allow same sex partners access to things like housing privileges and recreational activities. the allowances would likely not cover health care benefits. a date for an official announcement on that policy change has not been set. this comes about 16 months after the pentagon lifted its ban on gays in the military. eun? >>> the infamous blackout at this year's super bowl may have surprised you, but not the nfl. the steps the nfl had taken to avoid such a problem. >>> also ahead, why one popular type of beverage may be a bad mix for you when you make a cocktail. >>> a dramatic rescue after a camera catches two teens falling through the ice. >>> 5:06 right now. no icy conditions as you step out t
. >> earlier this week, president obama supported the boy scouts ending the national ban on gay members and scout leaders. he said they should have the same access and opportunities as everyone else. >>> a major policy change announcement is expected from the defense department. military officials say the pentagon will extend some benefits to same sex spouses. the defense department is expected to allow same sex partners access to things like housing privileges and recreational...
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celebrities, including tony bennett and chris rock, will urge congress to pass president obama's gun control package. that legislation includes a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition mag gleans. >>> today, one of the oldest social service charities in the nation's capitol will announce it's receiving a major donation. the late richard herrmann given family matters $28 million. the charity says he began t donating $25 a year since 1967. he died in november. a few months after his 100th birthday. he inherited his wealth from his father who was chief engineer of a railway company. >>> before you head out the door, tom has another look at the forecast. >> it's cold. neat need your winter coat. near freezing. a lot of sun later today. blustery wind. storm team 4's seven-day outlook, highs in the 40s each day through saturday. warmer, sunday, monday, tuesday. friday morning, stay tuned. we could have a wintry mix pre-dawn. parts of the region might have snow, sleet and freezing rain. elsewhere, all rain and most of the region will have just rain on friday and drying out for
celebrities, including tony bennett and chris rock, will urge congress to pass president obama's gun control package. that legislation includes a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition mag gleans. >>> today, one of the oldest social service charities in the nation's capitol will announce it's receiving a major donation. the late richard herrmann given family matters $28 million. the charity says he began t donating $25 a year since 1967. he died in november. a few months...
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drop its long standing national ban on gay scouts and scout leaders. leaders on both sides weighing in including president obama and governor rick perry of texas. >> scouting is about teaching kids substantial amount of life lessons, sexuality is not one of them, never has been, doesn't need to be. >> the scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exbodying them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest of their lives. and nobody should be barred from that. >> casey wian is live where the meeting is being held. if this ban is being lifted, what will that mean? >> reporter: well, what it's likely to mean is activists on both sides of the issue are going to be upset. what the boy scouts are proposing is leaving the issue of homosexuals in the scouts in both troops and among scout masters up to local troops. it's a compromise that both sides are dissatisfied with. leaders of religious organizations that sponsor about a million boy scouts and activists pressuring the boy scouts of america to end its ban on
drop its long standing national ban on gay scouts and scout leaders. leaders on both sides weighing in including president obama and governor rick perry of texas. >> scouting is about teaching kids substantial amount of life lessons, sexuality is not one of them, never has been, doesn't need to be. >> the scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exbodying them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest of their lives. and nobody...
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clint eastwood talking to a chair at the republican national convention. so, whatever became of the prop that had the nation talking? nbc's luke russert has the answer. luke, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it was clint eastwood's prop, portraying president obama as a shadow leader that became the takeaway from the republican convention. so the question has to be asked, whatever happened to that empty chair? >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. he can't do that to himself. >> reporter: a remarkable moment in american political history. witnessed by millions in prime time that went viral and spawned countless parodies. >> you shut up. >> what was it like working with eastwood? what was he like? >> reporter: all centered around not a person but a chair, which even had its own twitter handle. so where is that chair now? just down the street from the capital but not at the smithsonian. six months after its unscripted debut at the republican convention, the famed eastwood chair was shipped in a crate and found an un
clint eastwood talking to a chair at the republican national convention. so, whatever became of the prop that had the nation talking? nbc's luke russert has the answer. luke, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it was clint eastwood's prop, portraying president obama as a shadow leader that became the takeaway from the republican convention. so the question has to be asked, whatever happened to that empty chair? >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to...